While most Denverites were likely sleeping, Oscar-winner Daniel Junge, whose “Saving Face” won for best short documentary, was partying at Vanity Fair’s annual fete.

The local luminary texted this photo in the wee hours. Because Mad Moviegoer loves sports as much as movies, she’s pretty sure the guy next to him is a football player. Though you don’t need to know anything about the gridiron to recognize Tim Tebow.

“I’m now an Oscar winner,” Junge texted this morning. “How surreal.”

A man of the right words, he added “I’m most happy for Sharmeen (Obaid-Chinoy, his codirector) and for the women of Pakistan because now we have a powerful tool to eradicate this nonsense. Pakistanis working together, but with a little help from Oscar.”

Junge, Obaid-Chinoy as well as other local talent deeply involved with making the film are scheduled to attend the March 7th Women + Film Voice Film Festival preview of “Saving Face,” which airs on HBO the following day.

Parting thoughts from the two-time Oscar nominee and now winner? “Going back to sleep.”

Lisa Kennedy has been The Denver Post film critic for quite a spell. The job returned her to the town she grew up in after 20 years of living elsewhere: mostly in New York City. During the time she's been back, she was voted into the National Society of Film Critics, a first for a Colorado reviewer. When she began Diary of a Mad Moviegoer, she wasn't just cribbing from Tyler Perry. In fact, she seldom goes all Madea on movies, thinking the gig is more like a conversation than a competition about who's right about which flick.